New Orleans Bowl extends its deals with C-USA and the Sun Belt

Harry · August 20, 2013

The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl announced today the signing of six-year contract extensions with both Conference USA and the Sun Belt Conference. This will guarantee both Division I football conferences invitations to the New Orleans Bowl through the 2019 football season.

Executive Director of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Billy Ferrante, worked diligently with both conference staffs to secure the new deals.

"We are thrilled to have the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA extend their contracts with our game. This showcases the growth that the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl has had over the past 12 years, and we look forward to the next six years of working with these two conferences to create a one of a kind experience for the student-athletes, coaches and University administrations."

A Sun Belt Conference representative has earned an invitation to the bowl since 2001, and Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns have been the bowl Champion for the past two years. Bowl officials will be granted the first selection of a bowl-eligible Sun Belt team each season.

Read more: http://www.nola.com/nobowl/index.ssf/2013/08/the_rl_carriers_new_orleans_bo.html

Harry · August 20, 2013

This is actually real good news... I thought the AAC might have had a chance to slip in with Tulane.. Looks like the Cajuns and La. Tech were more appealing.

outoftown · August 20, 2013

The AAC does look to be in some bowl trouble. That makes C-USA only more appealing

MeanGreen61 · August 20, 2013

Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced today that the conference has secured future relationships with ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, to participate in five different bowl games over the next six years, securing three bowl positions per season.

The agreements are with four ESPN owned and operated bowls: the Beef `O' Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque and the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl in Honolulu, as well as the Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank. These partnerships will include games following the 2014-2019 seasons and C-USA will participate in three of the five games each year.

"We are excited to announce new and extended bowl relationships with ESPN as we continue to build our future bowl lineup," Banowsky said. "ESPN does a tremendous job of hosting bowl games in amazing destinations and we are fortunate to have some great matchups in those games until 2020."

Conference USA will play a bowl game in North Texas each of the next six years, playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl as well as the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl over thatperiod. It will also participate in the Beef `O' Brady's Bowl and the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl three times each over the six-year span. C-USA will play in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on an annual basis for all six years.

In these bowls, Conference USA will have the opportunity to face opponents from the ACC, American Athletic, Big 12, Big Ten and Mountain West Conferences.

CUSA announces five future bowl relationships

http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082013aad.html

Edited August 20, 2013 by MeanGreen61

MeanGreen61 · August 20, 2013

CUSA Bowl Payouts

New Mexico - combined $912,500 ($456.250)

New Orleans - Combined $1,000,000 ($500,00)

Beef O'-Brady - Combined $1,075,000 ($537.500)

Hawaii - Combined $1,300,000 ($650,000)

Armed Forces - Combined $1,200,000 ($600,000)

Heart O Dallas -Combined $2,200,000 ($1,100,000)

Bowl Payouts

http://www.ncaafootball.com/Bowls.aspx

Edited August 20, 2013 by MeanGreen61

VideoEagle · August 20, 2013

CUSA Bowl PayoutsNew Mexico - combined $912,500 ($456.250)New Orleans - Combined $1,000,000 ($500,00)Beef O'-Brady - Combined $1,075,000 ($537.500)Hawaii - Combined $1,300,000 ($650,000)Armed Forces - Combined $1,200,000 ($600,000)Hear O Dallas -Combined $2,200,000 ($1,100,000)Bowl Payoutshttp://www.ncaafootball.com/Bowls.aspx

Those are the official amounts. Bowls aren't as public with the amounts the schools must give them in order to GET those payouts.